Approved E-2 cases

🇲🇳MongoliaEducation & ResearchRFETimothy Finkenbinder - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Timothy Finkenbinder helped a Mongolian education entrepreneur, who scaled a school network serving 250,000 students, obtain an E-2 treaty investor visa after successfully responding to an RFE. The E-2 was chosen over an O-1 for its more objective criteria, giving him a predictable U.S. foothold, work authorization for his spouse, and time to build an EB-1A Green Card petition.

🇮🇳IndiaFood & BeverageNo RFELivia Moraes - Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law

Livia Moraes helped an Indian-born Canadian entrepreneur secure an E-2 treaty investor visa to buy and rebrand an established restaurant in the U.S. As majority owner and day-to-day manager, she backed the investment with a carefully documented source-of-funds package drawn from savings, family gifts and loans, alongside a five-year hiring plan.

🇱🇰Sri LankaAgricultureNo RFESandrine Gaillot - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Sandrine Gaillot helped a Sri Lankan entrepreneur remain in the U.S. with an approved E-2 investor visa built around his agricultural venture. The case documented a substantial at-risk investment, a five-year business plan scaling the operation across multiple states, and projected hiring of U.S. workers as the business grows.

🇩🇪GermanyTechnologyNo RFEYasmin Malek - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Yasmin Malek helped a German entrepreneur launch a U.S. cybersecurity consulting business with the E-2 treaty investor visa. The case was built on a $100,000 personal investment into the new venture, a five-year business plan projecting job creation for U.S. workers, and a documented money trail from his established company abroad. The approval through consular processing also gave his spouse work authorization in the U.S.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFEElizabeth Mavec - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Elizabeth Mavec helped a specialized employee of an international biotech company secure E-2 status through a change of status petition. After a previous E-2 application had been denied at the consulate, the attorney reworked the strategy around the employee's specialized knowledge role, positioning the change of status filing for approval where the earlier attempt had failed.

🇦🇹AustriaHospitality & TravelNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped an Austrian entrepreneur in the luxury automotive community win an E-2 investor visa as his J-1 status neared expiration. The case required creative deal structuring: the client acquired a majority stake in the business, applying his investment funds to both the purchase and the company's capitalization. The approval let the founder and CEO keep growing his networking and events venture in the U.S.

Healthcare & Life SciencesNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Czech Republic-based entrepreneur launch his U.S. operations with the E-2 visa. He had led a medical device consulting and market-access firm in Europe as its co-owner and executive since 2009, and the case was supported by a newly formed U.S. entity with leased office space and thorough corporate documentation.

🇨🇦CanadaArts & EntertainmentNo RFELahaina Araneta McBeth - Immigration Lawyer Co-Counsel to Manifest Law

Lahaina Araneta helped a Canadian entrepreneur launch her own fashion brand in the U.S. with the E-2 visa. The case was built on her substantial six-figure investment in the business, a fully operational e-commerce storefront with active social media presence, and a first collection already in production with an overseas manufacturer.